Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang on April 1 engaged in a Q& A session with the National Assembly Standing Committee on issuesrelating to his ministry’s State management responsibility.
Among those were measures to raise the efficiency and effectiveness ofmarket management as well as the responsibility for the Statemanagement of electricity and minerals.
Admittingthe fact that foreign traders have bought agricultural products inVietnam in recent years in the absence of designated representativesas required by law, Hoang said his ministry was aware of the situationand reviewed the legal framework, especially the Law on Trade and theLaw on Competitiveness, to deal with it.
Under thelaw, foreign traders with no official representatives in Vietnamcan only purchase Vietnamese goods through a local legal entity.However, many continued to violate this regulation.
The ministry has instructed market management forces nationwide toprevent and settle this problem, he said, adding that since thebeginning of this year, the phenomenon has not been seen in manylocalities.
Hoang attributed this situation to weak popularisation work and ineffective inter-sectoral coordination.
In the coming time, the ministry will continue to improve theenforcement capacity of competent forces, especially market watchdogs,in order to promptly prevent the illegal activity, he said.
Regarding the State management of minerals, he said that his ministrywas responsible for the illegal export of minerals, which caused lossesto the State budget and natural resource depletion.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade will collaborate more closely withother ministries and localities, particularly those in mountainousareas, in the management of businesses involved in extracting minerals.
Responding to NA deputies’ questions on the shortageof power for agro-seafood production in the Mekong Delta region,Minister Hoang said the rapid development of aquaculture areas in theregion has resulted in a power supply-demand imbalance.
The power sector will do its best to meet the demand for agriculturalproduction, he noted, asking localities to better their planning work toensure sufficient power supply.
He suggested the NA allocate budget for a programme to bring electricity to rural areas.
Also at the session, which was broadcast live, the minister reportedto the NA Standing Committee the outcomes of the “Vietnamese people useVietnamese goods” programme.-VNA
Among those were measures to raise the efficiency and effectiveness ofmarket management as well as the responsibility for the Statemanagement of electricity and minerals.
Admittingthe fact that foreign traders have bought agricultural products inVietnam in recent years in the absence of designated representativesas required by law, Hoang said his ministry was aware of the situationand reviewed the legal framework, especially the Law on Trade and theLaw on Competitiveness, to deal with it.
Under thelaw, foreign traders with no official representatives in Vietnamcan only purchase Vietnamese goods through a local legal entity.However, many continued to violate this regulation.
The ministry has instructed market management forces nationwide toprevent and settle this problem, he said, adding that since thebeginning of this year, the phenomenon has not been seen in manylocalities.
Hoang attributed this situation to weak popularisation work and ineffective inter-sectoral coordination.
In the coming time, the ministry will continue to improve theenforcement capacity of competent forces, especially market watchdogs,in order to promptly prevent the illegal activity, he said.
Regarding the State management of minerals, he said that his ministrywas responsible for the illegal export of minerals, which caused lossesto the State budget and natural resource depletion.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade will collaborate more closely withother ministries and localities, particularly those in mountainousareas, in the management of businesses involved in extracting minerals.
Responding to NA deputies’ questions on the shortageof power for agro-seafood production in the Mekong Delta region,Minister Hoang said the rapid development of aquaculture areas in theregion has resulted in a power supply-demand imbalance.
The power sector will do its best to meet the demand for agriculturalproduction, he noted, asking localities to better their planning work toensure sufficient power supply.
He suggested the NA allocate budget for a programme to bring electricity to rural areas.
Also at the session, which was broadcast live, the minister reportedto the NA Standing Committee the outcomes of the “Vietnamese people useVietnamese goods” programme.-VNA
